Silicone Coolant Hoses

**Iain_B** · 16th April 2009, 09:23 PM

Hi, just wondering if anyone has any experience with silicone coolant hoses:

Darton fabricated parts and accessories

Whilst expensive - you get all three formed hoses for GBP165 + GBP20 = GBP195 delivered (just less than $400AUD) - They should last forever.

With an OEM set costing around $180 or so and probably only lasting 5 years or so, I'm thinking of getting a set as I think mine are coming top the end of their useful life.

I've asked if they can supply heater hose and the other small hoses as well.

**Disco_owner** · 16th April 2009, 09:48 PM

Hi Iain;

IMHO , tis an expensive kit , I've only replaced the Turbo and interooler hoses with silicon ones , $45 from TurboXS , I didn't bother with the top intake hose , still OEM. and it's still original after 6 years of owning it

The Silicon hose that's shown in the Kit for the Bottom of expansion tank to the side of water pump , I've only just replaced mine after 6 years and it was fine , but just as a preventative maitenance. I recon it had a few more years left in it .

Rangier Rover · 17th April 2009, 06:03 AM

They do last well but I have found them more prone to being damaged from rubbing and can be slippery to clamp on

**Redback** · 17th April 2009, 07:06 AM

This is prices from Diesel performance and economy remap chip tuning for Landrover Defender Discovery TD5 Puma TDV6 TDV8 in the UK.

Silicone Hose Kits from £92.50 All Inc

Hoses we have available are for.

TD5 Defender £92.50 All Inc
TD5 Discovery £92.50 All Inc
200TDI Defender £92.50 All Inc
200TDI Discovery £92.50 All Inc
300TDI Defender £92.50 All Inc
300TDI Discovery £92.50 All Inc

Thats around $200 AU delivered to Aust.

Baz.

**discowhite** · 17th April 2009, 08:09 AM

baz, you might want to re read the first post

cheers phil

**Redback** · 17th April 2009, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by discowhite

baz, you might want to re read the first post

cheers phil

Oh OK

**dullbird** · 17th April 2009, 09:48 AM

I actually met up with darton fabrication at billing with the previso that I was going to import there products...being ali header tanks....silcone hoses for the coolant etc etc.

the reason I didn't COST....although the silicone coolant hoses are great and I looked at getting them myself, they ARE too expensive! and I didn't think I could sell them at a profit for the cost that they were to import.

They are expensive because at the time darton was the only people making them...I hung off as I figured in a year or two everyone will jump on the bandwagon which will force the price down.

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